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How an Australian Pastor Helped Sell the American Gospel
How an Australian Pastor Helped Sell the American Gospel
Freedom, Flags, and the False Promise of Religious Empire
Dan Foster
Jul 6
Why Eternal Life Was Never About the Afterlife
Why Eternal Life Was Never About the Afterlife
What the Bible Really Says About Life, Death, and Restoration
Judy Hansen
Jul 6
The Hidden Price of Trying to Fit In at Church
The Hidden Price of Trying to Fit In at Church
Belief, Belonging, and the Subtle Trade-Offs We Make
Dan Foster
Jul 5
Forty Years as a Priest: Did Any of It Matter?
Forty Years as a Priest: Did Any of It Matter?
Examining Calling, Disappointment, and the Long Arc of Pastoral Life
Paul Walker
Jul 4
When Your Worship Song Is a Lie
When Your Worship Song Is a Lie
An Honest Look at the Words We Sing and Why They Matter
Dan Foster
Jul 4
A Girl in a Canola Field and the Mystery of Love
A Girl in a Canola Field and the Mystery of Love
Stargazing, sacred stories, Sufjan Stevens and the divine awe of belonging
Bri-anne Swan
Jul 4
How to Turn Your Chaos Into New Creation
How to Turn Your Chaos Into New Creation
From Wild Wasteland to Wonder: The Genesis Secret for Your Life
Philip Cox
Jul 6
Where Did All the Christians Go? The Slow Disappearance of American Faith
Where Did All the Christians Go? The Slow Disappearance of American Faith
Why the Next Majority Religion Might Be No Religion at All
Dan Foster
Jul 3
All Things Are Yours
All Things Are Yours
Living Big in a World That Loves to Shrink You
Paul Clarke
Jul 6
The Teacher Who Helped Me Find God
The Teacher Who Helped Me Find God
I set out to disprove God. What I found instead was wonder, humility, and a new perspective on belief.
Emilina Lomas
Jul 6
Can You Be a Progressive Christian?
Can You Be a Progressive Christian?
Reclaiming Compassion, Justice, and Truth in the 21st Century Church
Asoegwu Onyedikachim
Jul 6
When “Against” Becomes Our Identity
When “Against” Becomes Our Identity
What happens when we forget what we’re actually for?
Gary L Ellis
Jul 5
The Trouble with Magic Words
The Trouble with Magic Words
How We Turn Faith into a Transaction
Andy Konigsmark
Jul 5
The Ten Commandments On Classroom Walls Won’t Fix Moral Decay
The Ten Commandments On Classroom Walls Won’t Fix Moral Decay
Is this really about faith — or about power?
Gary L Ellis
Jul 3
The Narrow Road: What Jesus Was Really Talking About
The Narrow Road: What Jesus Was Really Talking About
The Sermon on the Mount wasn’t a warning to the few — it was an invitation to the brave
Paul Clarke
Jul 3
The Hidden Cruelty of Faith-Healing in Christianity
The Hidden Cruelty of Faith-Healing in Christianity
How Blame, Shame, and False Promises Harm the Vulnerable
Phillip T Stephens
Jul 3
The Seven Signs of the Spiritually Immature Christian
The Seven Signs of the Spiritually Immature Christian
How Fear, Control, and Proof-Texting Keep the Church from Growing Up
Dan Foster
Jul 3
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